Leicestershire County Council
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| Type | County council |
| Territory | Leicestershire |
| HQ | LCC County Hall, Glenfield |
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| Created | 1889 Local Government Act 1888 |
Leicestershire County Council is the county council for the English non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire. It was originally formed in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888. The county is divided into 52 electoral divisions, which return a total of 55 councillors. The council is controlled by the Conservative Party, and is led by David Parsons. The headquarters of the council is County Hall at Glenfield, just outside the city of Leicester.
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[edit] Area
From its establishment in 1889 to 1974 the county council covered the administrative county of Leicestershire, excluding Leicester. In 1974 the Local Government Act reconstituted Leicestershire County Council, adding the former county borough of Leicester, and the small county of Rutland to the area. On April 1, 1997 these were removed from the County Council area again, to become unitary authorities.
[edit] Political control
The most recent election was the May 2005 elections, where all seats were up for re-election. Leicestershire County Council consists of 55 elected members.
| Party | Councillors |
|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 31 |
| Labour Party | 13 |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 |
Elections were held for the reconstituted county council (including Leicester and Rutland) in 1973, leading to No Overall Control. 1977 saw the Conservative Party take control, but they lost it again in 1981. Elections in 1985, 1989, 1993 and 1997 continued No Overall Control. The Conservatives took control in 2001, helped in part by the removal of the strongly Labour-voting Leicester from the county. [1]
[edit] Electoral divisions
| Electoral division | Councillors |
|---|---|
| Blaby and Glen Parva | 1 |
| Braunstone Town | 1 |
| Cosby and Countesthorpe | 1 |
| Enderby Meridian | 1 |
| Glenfields | 1 |
| Kirby Muxloe and Leicester Forest East | 1 |
| Narborough and Whetstone | 1 |
| Stanton Croft and Normanton | 1 |
| Birstall | 1 |
| Bradgate | 1 |
| Loughborough East | 1 |
| Loughborough North | 1 |
| Loughborough North West | 1 |
| Loughborough South | 1 |
| Loughborough South West | 1 |
| Quorn and Barrow | 1 |
| Rothley and Mountsorrel | 1 |
| Shepshed | 1 |
| Sileby and The Walds | 1 |
| Syston Fosse | 1 |
| Syston Ridgeway | 1 |
| Thurmaston | 1 |
| Broughton Astley | 1 |
| Bruntingthorpe | 1 |
| Gartree | 1 |
| Launde | 1 |
| Lutterworth | 1 |
| Market Harborough East | 1 |
| Market Harborough West and Foxton | 1 |
| Burbage Castle | 2 |
| Earl Shilton | 1 |
| Groby and Ratby | 1 |
| Hinckley | 2 |
| Mallory | 1 |
| Market Bosworth | 1 |
| Markfield Desford and Thornton | 1 |
| Asfordby | 1 |
| Belvoir | 1 |
| Melton North | 1 |
| Melton South | 1 |
| Ashby de la Zouch | 1 |
| Castle Donington | 1 |
| Coalville | 1 |
| Forest and Measham | 1 |
| Ibstock and Appleby | 1 |
| Valley | 1 |
| Warren Hills | 1 |
| Whitwick | 1 |
| Oadby | 2 |
| Wigston Bushloe | 1 |
| Wigston Poplars | 1 |
| Wigston South | 1 |
